Counselling for Masturbation & Pornography Addiction

Are you worried about the amount of time you are spending surfing porn online? We can connect you with a counsellor or psychologist at a Sydney location near you or with an Online counsellor to help you gain control over your use of pornographic material.

Counselling is a proven way to help overcome problems of addiction. If you keep using porn, but are worried about, you can find more information below which may help clarify your situation. You can also contact us to make a booking.

IS IT Pornography Addiction?

Most adults have seen or used porn at some time in their life as an aid to masturbation or to stimulate their sex lives. Pornography use only becomes an addiction when the desire to watch pornography becomes so overpowering that it starts to impact on other areas of our lives. As with any addiction, when we become preoccupied with something like pornography, we tend to overlook and neglect other important aspects of our life. These may include contact with our family, romantic relationships, workplace relations and our general performance at work.

DO I have a healthy libido or a destructive sex addiction?

The trick is in determining whether you are suffering from a compulsive and uncontrollable urge to perform certain behaviours. The hallmarks of an addiction include:

Preoccupation with the target of the addiction – masturbation, porn, etc.

Needing more and more of the behaviour to feel satisfied

Feeling anxiety when you are not engaged in the behaviour

Feeling anxiety once you have finished with engaging in the behaviour

Unsuccessful attempts to cut down or stop the behaviour

Continuing to engage in the behaviour despite negative consequences

These are just a few of the markers for addictive behaviours. Many people with an addiction problem experience high levels of anxiety when they are not engaged in the addictive behaviour. Yet these same people find that the anxiety returns shortly after the last 'hit' has been delivered. As a result, those who are addicted to pornography and/or masturbation find themselves in a never ending cycle of wanting to watch porn, engaging in the behaviour, and then experiencing the urge to do it again and again. For addicts, the cycle of compulsive behaviour never stops.

Counselling for Porn Addictions and/or Masturbation

While looking at porn occasionally can be a healthy thing to do and may enhance an existing relationship, compulsive use can lead to isolation and the inability to maintain healthy relationships. Therefore, it is important to seek help when we feel that our compulsive behaviours are preventing us from leading fulfilling, meaningful and balanced lives.

Counselling and therapy for porn addictions involves looking at how we can change destructive behavioural patterns in our lives and replace them with constructive ones. The method used by counsellor and psychologists to treat pornography addictiont will depend on a number of factors including their own preferred practice methods and the client's needs and personal history.

Adam’s Story

Adam first discovered masturbation when he was in his preteen years and felt good whilst doing it. Whenever he was alone he found himself gratifying himself sexually. There were a few times when his mother accidentally caught him and that was embarrassing, but soon enough he learned when and where he could masturbate without getting caught.

Adam was surprised when he met his counsellor. He was expecting someone who would be moralistic and exhibit outrage at his behaviour. Instead, George was understanding, compassionate and willing to listen. George explained that their sessions would be confidential and that Adam could talk about whatever he needed to in order to help him understand his behaviour and how to control it. George didn’t interrupt Adam very often, except to ask for more information. After a few weeks of meeting, Adam began to realise that his masturbation addiction was shutting him off from relationships that might be satisfying and rewarding. Until that point he hadn't considered his addiction as adversely affecting his life.

How TO GET Help for Addictive Sexual Activities?

If you or someone you love is struggling with chronic masturbation or porn addiction, you may benefit from consulting with a professional counsellor, psychologist or therapist in the Sydney metropolitan area. If you would like more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Associated Counselors & Psychologists Sydney.

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